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overlap
[oh-ver-lap, oh-ver-lap]
verb (used with object)
to lap over (something else or each other); extend over and cover a part of; imbricate.
to cover and extend beyond (something else).
The ends of cloth overlap the table.
to coincide in part with; have in common with.
two lives that overlapped each other.
verb (used without object)
to lap over.
two sales territories that overlap; fields of knowledge that overlap.
noun
an act or instance of overlapping.
the extent or amount of overlapping.
The second story of the building has an overlap of ten feet.
an overlapping part.
the place of overlapping.
(in yacht racing) the position of two yachts side by side such that the overtaking boat, to pass the other on the opposite side, must fall back, or such that neither can turn toward the other without danger of collision.
overlap
verb
(of two things) to extend or lie partly over (each other)
to cover and extend beyond (something)
(intr) to coincide partly in time, subject, etc
noun
a part that overlaps or is overlapped
the amount, length, etc, overlapping
the act or fact of overlapping
a place of overlapping
geology the horizontal extension of the upper beds in a series of rock strata beyond the lower beds, usually caused by submergence of the land
Other 51Թ Forms
- nonoverlapping adjective
Example Sentences
It also found that there is a “strong overlap among Americans who hold Christian nationalist and authoritarian views.”
Barbara had so many seasons to her life and so many things she was interested in, so we wanted to make sure there wasn’t too much overlap in the talking heads interviews as well.
Across just 78 minutes, Stephens and Hernandez study the point where personal grief and the collective mourning of the once-idealistic version of America overlap.
Many arrivals are long-haul flights, he said, and they often overlap, with weather and scheduling issues compounding the crowding at customs.
His devotion to collecting horror and sci-fi memorabilia and movie props is second only to guitars, and those interests sometimes overlap.
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